This, week our team made tremendous progress in both the physical and software components of our project. We’ve continued developing our major subsystems — computer vision, physics simulation, and the position algorithm. Luke has made notable advancements on the camera and projector system. And being no longer blocked by the pool table delivery, has assembled, and initial testing has been conducted on the calibration, image capture quality, and integration challenges. However, the frame for the system arrived at the end of the week. This prevented Luke form picking up the frame and completing the setup. He plans to retrieve the frames and complete the setup by Monday, enabling full system integration and further testing. Samuel has completed the physics simulation setup, including the implementation of the simulate_shot function, which accurately simulates pool shots based on angle, power, and spin. He also created the simulate_shot_with_animation function, which visualizes shots and helps fine-tune the parameters for realistic simulation. Samuel will focus on developing the greedy algorithm for shot selection next week, aiming for completion in the next 1-1.5 weeks, in time for MVP integration before the carnival. Kevin worked on testing and validating the position algorithm on the downscaled project table. He also added fail-safes to the homography algorithm, improving the accuracy of the rectangle dimensions and ball position calculations.
Overall, we are making steady progress with our software subsystems and addressing challenges with the physical setup. While Luke’s progress on the camera/projector setup has been slightly delayed due to shipping issues, there are no major changes to the overall schedule. The software side remains on track, with Samuel’s greedy algorithm and Kevin’s integration efforts being the next key focuses.
Next week, Luke will complete the system setup, Samuel will begin implementing the shot selection algorithm, and Kevin will continue refining the algorithms for accurate data processing and integration.